| Please submit the following materials electronically to c_frazier@austin.utexas.edu no later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008:
1. Dean's or ORU Director's Letter of Nomination for the Track 2 pre-proposal or Planning Grant proposal
2. Two page maximum description of the proposed project goals and objectives. Include characteristics of the target audience(s), including demographics and academic level. Please specify if you are proposing to Track 2 or OEDG Planning Grant.
3. The biological sketch of the UT PI
Program Description: Track 2: This track supports longer-term activities that will identify and promote pathways to geoscience careers among members of underrepresented groups through activities that can eventually be institutionalized or sustained via mechanisms other than NSF funding. Track 2 projects should either develop or make sue of existing networks to improve access and retention in the geosciences by member of underrepresented groups… The Project Management Team (Principal Investigators plus Other Senior Personnel) assembled for Track 2 projects should include professionals with expertise in geoscience, education, and issues related to diversity in STEM disciplines.
Track 2 proposals will only be considered for funding when the proposal clearly demonstrates that the proposed approach will be effective in increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in the geosciences. Proposers may use the results of prior projects (including those funded y NSF) to demonstrate their capability, but it is not necessary that Track 1 funding have been obtained prior to submission of a Track 2 proposal. Track 2 awards support projects up to five years. The maximum award under Track 2 is $2 million, but the average award size is expected to be on the order of $1 million. The five-year maximum duration of Track 2 awards is intended to allow networks sufficient time to either find other support for their project or make the project self-sustaining.
OEDG Planning Grants: This new track supports planning workshops, conferences, symposia and related short-term activities that facilitate either: 1)development of new strategic plans to implement systemic, community-wide programs to broaden participation in the geosciences; or, 2) development of new partnerships of collaborations between multiple institutions seeking to establish sustainable projects that address the goals of the OEDG Program OEDG Planning Grants offer up to 12 months of funding, not be exceed $40,000.
Please see the solicitation for complete information. |
